- Did you read the motherboard manual or Quick Start guide?
- Is the 115/230 Volt switch on the back of the power supply set to 115 Volts?
- Is the system getting power?
- Do the fans start to spin when you press the power button?
- Is there a power-indicator on the motherboard that lights up as soon as the power supply is connected and the power supply switch is turned on?
- Are all of the power supply plugs inserted into the motherboard? -- even that square one next to the processor socket?
- Does your video card require additional power connections?
- Is the RAM properly seated? If you are only using some of the available slots, are the modules in the same bank / channel?
- Is it the correct speed RAM?
- Is the heat sink firmly attached? (Many no-start or lockup problems have been found due to this error.)
- Has heat sink compound been properly applied? (Stock heat sinks usually have phase-change compound pre-applied to the base. Many after-market heat sinks include a tube, bottle, or squeeze-packet of thermal compound. If no compound was applied, the CPU will overheat, even with the cooler correctly mounted.)
- If your heat sink came with a protective film over the compound, did you remove it before installing?
- If you have an after-market heat sink, is it seated squarely on the processor? Make sure it clears any system board components, connectors,
or other obstacles that may be located near the CPU socket. If it has more than one or two lock-down points, make sure all are securely fastened down. - Intel stock coolers have lock-down pins that rotate 1/4 turn counterclockwise to release. These should be in the clockwise (locked) position.
- If you are using a separate video card with a motherboard that already has integrated video -- is your monitor attached to the correct video connector?
(The video card in the expansion slot should disable on board video automatically.
If you don't see the POST screen or graphical splash screen at power-on, you can check this by attaching the video to the onboard connector. To test the base hardware, pull the video card and test with just the onboard video connected.) - Did you double-check the front panel switch connections to make sure that they attach to the correct pins on the motherboard?
- If you have a reset switch, try removing this connection at the motherboard if there are separate connectors. Check for stuck reset or power buttons on the front of the case.
- Did you skip installing the standoffs and screw the motherboard directly
to the chassis pan? (Don’t laugh; it’s been done more than once.) - Try disconnecting any drives, USB, or other devices not specifically required for basic power on testing. You don't need to boot to a hard drive or optical disk, and USB devices may appear to be bootable media to the system. Once you have a successful boot with minimum hardware, then connect additional devices one at a time until you identify which one caused the POST failure.
- Are you getting any beeps? How many and what kind? Check your motherboard manual.
Only after thoroughly investigating these issues should you start suspecting one or more bad components.
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The following table shows some of the more common beep code sequences generated by certain BIOS manufacturers. This is not all-inclusive, and may be different from your specific system board version or manufacturer - check your documentation to be sure.
Award / Phoenix BIOS beep codes: | |||
| Beep | Meaning | ||
| One short beep when displaying logo | No errors during POST (This is normal!) | ||
| Long beeps in an endless loop | No DRAM installed, DRAM not detected, or base 64MB memory bad | ||
| One long beep followed by three short beeps | Video card not found or video memory bad. (Note: Some video cards can generate this code if the monitor is not attached and/or turned on.) | ||
| High frequency beeps when system is working | CPU overheated. System running at a lower frequency. | ||
Intel desktop beep codes: | |||
| Beep | Meaning | ||
| 1 beep | No errors - normal startup | ||
| 2 beeps (beep, beep, <pause>...) | No video detected (add-in card) or unsupported CPU | ||
| 3 beeps (beep, beep, beep, <pause>...) | Memory error | ||
| High/Low beeps (warble) | CPU overheat or no CPU fan detected | ||
Intel server board (SE7505VB2) beep codes: | |||
| Beep sequence: | Meaning | ||
| 4, 3, 1, 2 beeps | No memory modules detected | ||
| 4, 3, 1, 3 beeps | Mismatched memory installed (usually size of RAM modules, but can also be single-side vs. double side or configuration of RAM chip access) | ||
| 4, 3, 1, 4 beeps | Paired memory required, not found. Check to make sure pairs of modules are installed in the same bank or channel. | ||
| 4, 3, 3, 1 beeps | Memory error - row address bits | ||
| 4, 3, 3, 2 beeps | Memory error - Internal bank | ||
| 4, 3, 3, 3 beeps | Memory error - Timing | ||
| 4, 3, 3, 4 beeps | Memory error - Registered CAS 3 | ||
| 4, 3, 4, 1 beeps | Memory error - Registered / NonRegistered mix | ||
| 4, 3, 4, 2 beeps | Memory error - CAS Latency not supported | ||
| 4, 3, 4, 3 beeps | Memory error - memory size not supported | ||
| 1, 3, 4, 3 beeps | Memory error - base 4 MB | ||
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